Romelu Lukaku (Belgium), €55m (-45m)
Position: Striker
Age: 29
Club: Inter (on loan from Chelsea)
Lukaku returned to Chelsea, where he played as a youth, but failed again. During his first spell at the London club (seasons 11/12 and 13/14), he played 15 matches and scored no goals. Then there was Everton and Manchester United, then a move to Italy to Inter, where the Belgian turned into a formidable goalscorer. Lukaku decided to leave the Milan club and returned to Chelsea for 113 million euros. But in the end, each of his goals was worth around 7.5 million, for 44 games 15 goals. This was not expected of Romelu in England, he also publicly stated that he would like to return to Inter. But in Italy, where he was on hire, things didn’t go well. First he had hamstring issues, then his ankle, and as a result, Lukaku spent just 256 minutes for the Nerazzurri. And then he disgraced himself at the World Cup.
Marcus Rashford (England), 55m (-30m)
Position: Striker
Age: 25 years old
Club: Manchester United
In the top 10 cheapest players there are 3 representatives of Manchester United at once.
Rashford had a weak first half of the year, while Manchester United were particularly feverish. Scored only 2 goals and sat in reserve. By the summer he had gone from 85m to 60m and then the price had even dropped to 50, but by the fall Rashford was back to being a starting XI player and scoring regularly (12 goals in 23 games for the club and 3 goals at the 2022 World Cup for England)
Stefan de Vrij (Netherlands), 15m (-30m)
Position: defender
Age: 30 years old
Club: Inter
Like Lukaku, one of the most important players in the Inter championship, whose transfer value peaked on this wave of success. It cannot be said that De Vrij has become fundamentally worse in some respects, but his transfer fee, which was initially slightly overpriced, has gradually decreased over the past 2 years with his team’s results. De Vrij is only worth €15m at the moment but that’s both down to his age and the fact that he could become a free agent this summer.
Jadon Sancho (England), 60m (-25m)
Position: winger
Age: 22 years old
Club: Manchester United
Sancho played well in Germany for Borussia Dortmund, but when he returned home to England he was completely lost. In the Premier League he never really showed, his talent was fully revealed by Dortmund, but Manchester United could ruin him. At his peak Sancho was worth 130 million, Manchester United signed him for 85 1.5 years ago and in this time Sancho has 8 goals and 4 assists in 52 matches. By comparison, at Borussia Dortmund he has 50 goals and 64 assists in 137 games. With the return to England, Jadon is clearly in a rush, Manchester United are not his team.
Raphael Varane (France), 40m (-25m)
Position: central defender
Age: 29
Club: Manchester United
Manchester United signed Varane from Real Madrid last summer for 40 million euros, and in a year and a half his price on the transfer market has fallen to this level, although at the time the Frenchman was estimated to be 70 million. Varan at Manchester United did not become the leader of the defense, even though the fans and the management were counting on it. Varan plays little, poorly, is often injured. Another person who should regret moving to Manchester United at some point. On the other hand, with such play he would have been in Real Madrid’s reserve, Perez should be congratulated for the timely sale for big money.
Marcos Llorente (Spain), 35m (-25m)
Position: central midfielder
Age: 27 years old
Club: Atletico
In May 2021, he was valued at €80m, which is rather odd considering Llorente has never been a top player. But since then, its price has been steadily falling and it is now estimated at 35 million. “Atletico” recently passed, showing poor results, missed the Champions League this fall, and Llorente also missed many games, falling out of the main clip.
Antoine Griezmann (France), 25m (-25m)
Position: Striker
Age: 31
Club: Atletico
In the national team at the World Cup, he opened up to a new role for himself, playing deeper on the pitch, but at club level, after leaving Atlético for Barcelona, he was lost. 4 years ago he was estimated at 150 million and was considered one of the best players in the world, now Griezmann is an ordinary player of age, who was marinated on a bench at Atlético not to to be bought out by Barcelona for big money. The Catalans were outraged, threatened with justice, as a result they were forced to surrender and in six months Griezmann would move to Atlético for 20m euros.
Timo Werner (Germany), 25m (-25m)
Position: Striker
Age: 26 years old
Club: Leipzig
Werner failed in England, failing to prove himself at Chelsea – 23 goals in 89 appearances. As a result, the return to Leipzig took place in the summer, which opened Timo up to the world. In the second half of 2022, already in Germany, Werner scored 11 goals in 22 matches and it is hoped that he can increase his value again.
Memphis Depay (Netherlands), 20m (-25m)
Position: Striker
Age: 28 years old
Club: Barcelona
Depay was dropped from Lyon to quickly replace Messi. Memphis is far from Lionel, he has scored only 14 goals in 42 matches, and this year he sits almost all the time in the reserve. Barcelona are buying forwards every transfer window, so Depay is constantly sinking into the reserve. A year ago, he lost his starting spot after the transfers from Aubameyang and Ferran Torres. In the summer, Barca signed Robert Lewandowski at all. Aubameyang went to Chelsea but Depay remained on the bench, although the Catalans would love to part ways with him. During the World Cup, he spent more minutes on the pitch than during the whole fall at Barcelona, so the drop in his value was obvious.
Youssef En-Nesiri (Morocco), 15 million (-25 million)
Position: Striker
Age: 25 years old
Club: Sevilla
In Nessiri, like Depay, spends more time with the national team than with the club. Last season he got treatment, this time he never scored in La Liga in 356 minutes. Seville is collapsing (19th and only 12 points after 15 days), and the value of one of its attackers from previous years is also heading there.
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